Microsoft promises to support the US military, also in the IA

And according to the tech giant, soldiers should have access to "the best technology possible," writes Brad Smith, senior executive and attorney at the highest level of society. With the CEO, Satya Nadella, he announced that the company would participate in a question-and-answer session with the staff.

Discussion

In the US technology industry, the use of artificial intelligence is the subject of much discussion. May we also use weapons or other technologies that can be used in wartime, is the central question.

"No army in the world wants to be woken up by machines that have unleashed a war themselves," himself describes the danger

Ethics awareness of soldiers

According to Microsoft, Military and government authorities are sufficiently sensitive to ethical issues to deal with new technologies and the opportunities that this creates. The war was thought of since the Roman Empire, writes Smith in a blog

Chemical and biological weapons, nuclear weapons and cyber-weapons: with all of these things, the US military has always been wise, has Smith said. In addition, the army is controlled by the government, which in turn is controlled by the parliament.

Google says no

At Google, it does not please him, the company decided in June to find his discoveries. will not use the AI ​​field in the field of techniques that can cause harm to people.

The company added that it would continue to work with governments and their armies, particularly in the areas of cybersecurity, training and personnel selection. [19659011] In the race for the contract

The decision and the publicity that accompanies it can not be dissociated from an important mission that Microsoft hopes to win. This is the so-called JEDI project, the complete infrastructure renewal of the US Department of Defense.

In the race to conquer this contract, the company competes with Amazon, writes the New York Times. Google is not in the race for the contract, it was announced two weeks ago.

Employees who disagree with the decision, for example because they come from another country, may request further work, if necessary with the help of the department. HR

The American Defense First

Microsoft imposes fewer conditions. The most important thing for the company is that the United States can defend itself well. According to the company, this point is missing in the discussion so far.

Moreover, it is important to remain involved in the development of new weapons, so that it can exert influence.